Welcome to the special concert
dedicated to the many children
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Child Impact
International serves.
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I'm not here just
because I play the violin.
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You see, over
the last few years,
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I have been privileged to serve
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as an ambassador for
Child Impact International.
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And as I look back on my
trips to both India and Myanmar,
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there are two
distinct experiences
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that were really memorable to me
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and I'd like to
share them with you.
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The first one was walking
into a group violin lesson
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at the girls' school in Myanmar,
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and watching their excitement
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as I started to play
one of their violins.
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I then sat down
to talk with them,
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they asked them some questions,
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and encouraged them
to continue to develop
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their musical
talents for the glory of God.
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That night,
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I put on a concert
for the entire school
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but I invited all 20
of those young violinists
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to play along
with me and they beamed
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as they played their hearts out.
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The second experience involves
putting on another concert,
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this time for the children
at the blind school in India.
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Their exuberance
and joy was contagious.
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As I played songs and
hymns that they recognized,
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they literally sang at
the top of their lungs.
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I fought back tears as I played
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because I felt and
sensed the presence
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of the Holy Spirit in the midst
of those precious children.
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These snippets and
memories are a direct result
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of some of the
lives being changed
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through the efforts of
Child Impact International,
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and especially
your contributions.
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So I hope you will
enjoy this concert.
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Operation Child
Rescue is an amazing program
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that Child Impact
oversees in India.
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The team is
involved in rescuing girls
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from brothels in Bangalore,
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and then they bring them there
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and provide a safe haven
for them as they transition
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to a much
better future and life.
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The program is also
involved in the rescue of boys
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from sweatshops and
slave labor in factories.
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Operation Child Rescue
is a unique opportunity
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to dramatically impact children
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whose lives have been ruined
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through the
exploitation of others.
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I will trust in you
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I will trust in you
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Let the weak say
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I am strong
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In the strength of the Lord
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I will trust in you
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I believe you
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I believe you
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You are my hiding place
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You always fill my heart
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With songs of deliverance
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Whenever I am afraid
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I will trust in You
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I will trust in you
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Let the weak say
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I am strong
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In the strength of the Lord
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I will trust in you
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I will trust in you
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Let the weak say
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I am strong
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In the strength of the Lord
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I will trust in you
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I will trust in you
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Let the weak say
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I am strong
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In the strength of the Lord
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I will trust in you
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In India Child Impact funds
both a school for the blind
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and a school for the deaf.
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These two unique schools give
both blind and deaf children,
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which come from
very poor communities
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the opportunity to have
a specialized education.
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Many of these kids
would not have the opportunity
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to get an education
otherwise and at all.
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Attendance at these schools
literally guarantees them
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a future and
impacts their lives in a way
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that they could never dream of.
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I had the privilege of visiting
the Sunrise Home in India.
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The home is
located in a rural place
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and has over 12
acres of farmland
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where they grow crops,
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not only to feed
the children at the home
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but also to generate an income.
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These children come from
very traumatic backgrounds.
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Most of them have
been dumped, left,
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abandoned by their families
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but they're brought here
where they're given hope.
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It was so exciting for me
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to see the
happiness in their faces
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because someone
loves them and now,
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they love Jesus too
and Jesus loves them.
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I want to tell you that
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something that
moved me about that place
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was the fact that
the administrator told me
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that this area
where the home is located
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is full of poisonous snakes.
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And people get bit
all the time and they die
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from these bites.
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But the
administrator shared with me
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how not once has
there ever been a child
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that has been bitten by a snake
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inside the home and I can't help
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but think that
God has His angels
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surrounding that home,
protecting those children.
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Hallelujah,
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Hallelujah
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For our Lord God
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Almighty reign
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Hallelujah,
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Hallelujah
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For our Lord God
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Almighty reign
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Hallelujah
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You are Holy,
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Holy
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Are you Lord God Almighty
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Worthy is the Lamb
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Worthy is the Lamb
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You are Holy,
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Holy
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Are you Lord God Almighty
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Worthy is the Lamb
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Worthy is the Lamb
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You are Holy,
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Holy
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Are you Lord God Almighty
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Worthy is the Lamb
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Worthy is the Lamb
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You are Holy,
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Holy
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Are you Lord God Almighty
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Worthy is the Lamb
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Worthy is the Lamb
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Worthy is the Lamb
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Worthy is the Lamb
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Worthy is the Lamb
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Worthy is the Lamb
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Worthy is the
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Lamb
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Worthy is the Lamb
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Worthy is the Lamb
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Child Impact
International is a wonderful
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and amazing organization
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that I have the
privilege of representing
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as it changes the
lives of 1000s of children.
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One of our programs is
our sponsorship program
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in which needy
children are placed
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in an Adventist Mission School.
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This not only gives
the child an education,
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it also gives
hope to their family,
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and lends financial
support to the Mission School.
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There are a number of other ways
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that you can
support Child Impact,
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not just
through the sponsorship,
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these programs that I mentioned,
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as part of my
mini-concert today.
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I would like to invite
you to go to childimpact.org
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Look at all of the
information that is there
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the programs that they
have, and pray and ask God
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if He would
have you get involved
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in making a difference in
the lives of needy children.
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Thank you for
participating with us today.
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And may God bless you.
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I am so excited to
have been able to partner
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with Child Impact International
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to produce this special concert.
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I am privileged
to be an ambassador
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for Child Impact
and I've seen firsthand
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the work that they do.
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I have visited
schools and seen projects
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with my own eyes
in India and Myanmar.
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The impact that they are
having on children's lives
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because of your
support is amazing.
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I also want to share with you
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that I'm
releasing a brand new CD
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early next year,
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so please watch for the details.
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Every Christmas Child Impact
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features their
major Christmas appeal
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which is called Impact gifts.
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This Christmas appeal
features three key programs.
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The first is the
Where Needed Most Fund,
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which not only
supports the operation,
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the entire operation but
also allows them to support
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the urgent
requests that they receive.
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It is the key fund to
running the organization
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as well as to be
able to help others.
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The next fund is the
Blind, Deaf and Orphan Fund,
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which is the key
program to help support
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special needs children.
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The third appeal is
the Operation Child Rescue,
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which is doing such an
incredible work in rescuing,
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rehabilitating and
giving hope to trafficked
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and vulnerable children.
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Please give thought
to how you can support
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Child Impact at
this critical time.
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And I encourage you
to go to their website,
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childimpact.org
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That's childimpact.org
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I hope you enjoyed the concert
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and Child Impact is
grateful for your support.
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